{"product_id":"unexpected-journey-2","title":"Unexpected Journey","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e“This book is a game changer for caregivers of loved ones with dementia. This book will help millions of families, like hers, like yours, like mine, like everyone’s. It’s a book for our time.” – Maria Shriver\u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \n          \u003cp\u003e\n            \u003cstrong\u003eFrom Emma Heming Willis, wife of Bruce Willis, a deeply personal and richly compassionate supportive guide that helps caregivers care for themselves while they navigate a loved one's dementia.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eBy sharing her personal journey as a care partner and the latest research and insights from the world’s top dementia, caregiving, and integrative experts Emma offers the guidance and wisdom caregivers everywhere so desperately need to hear, including:\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA diagnosis isn’t just a label, it’s a starting point. It helps you better understand your person’s behavior and respond with more clarity and compassion.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTaking care of yourself is not optional; it's mandatory. It will make you a better care partner. It’s not selfish, it’s self-preserving.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou don’t have a choice about being on the dementia caregiving journey. But you do have a choice in terms of how you approach it and reframe it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCaregivers are human so you aren’t always going to be patient and selfless. You have challenges and struggle with conflicting emotions and that’s okay.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eThe day Emma Heming Willis’ husband, Bruce Willis, was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), all they were given was a pamphlet and told to check back in a few months.\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eWith no hope or direction, Emma walked out of that doctor’s appointment frozen with fear, confusion and a sense that her world had just fallen apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eIn fact, it had. Bruce and Emma had their story written, their future mapped out. Yet all those dreams crumbled with that diagnosis, and Emma felt alone and more isolated than ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e\n            \u003cstrong\u003eHow would she care for her husband while parenting their young daughters?\u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eWith \u003cem\u003eThe Unexpected Journey\u003c\/em\u003e, Emma has written the book she wishes she’d been handed on the day of Bruce’s diagnosis: a supportive guide to navigating the complicated, heartbreaking, and transformative experience that is caregiving for your loved one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eUltimately, \u003cem\u003eThe Unexpected Journey \u003c\/em\u003eshows you how to care for yourself while doing one of the hardest, most heartbreaking jobs in the world. Because if you don’t take care of yourself, you are not going to be able to look after anyone else—especially your loved one with dementia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e\n            \u003cem\u003e'I know that no two caregiving journeys are the same, but we are connected by the same unchosen thread. It’s not an easy path for you, your loved one or your family. But I’m here to let you know that you are not alone, and, in time, you will find your footing, and a way forward.' \u003c\/em\u003e\n          \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55280094576984,"sku":"9780008722548","price":27.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780008722548.jpg?v=1777960857","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/unexpected-journey-2","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}